Trading technology
Nasdaq reshuffles tech divisions post-Adenza
Adenza is now fully integrated into the exchange operator’s ecosystem, bringing opportunities for new business and a fresh perspective on how fintech fits into its strategy.
Banks find intriguing ‘data play’ via tokenization efforts
Tokenization is no longer just a peculiarity of the crypto world, as execs from global custodian banks discuss their firms’ tokenization and digital assets strategies.
Traders, vendors seek to modernize chronically underinvested FX tech
The average FX professional uses eight applications at any one time. But integrating the FX workflow is a daunting task.
Getting up to speed: Shortwave Chicago-London link clocks under 25ms
Industry benchmarking body Stac reports audit findings on the latency and throughput of Raft Technologies’ Chicago-London links.
Waters Wrap: ICE, Nasdaq and differing views about cloud
As exchanges continue to embrace cloud, the decisions they make today will have long-lasting implications.
Getting the message out about Aeron’s messaging
A year after Adaptive’s acquisition of Real Logic’s Aeron, the search for users of the open-source tech continues as Adaptive promises that UDP messaging can usurp TCP.
LSEG’s PermIDs: Converting needs into opportunity
LSEG's PermID framework was conceived as a proprietary tool to address an internal challenge around identifying objects in the firm’s information model. Once it had proved its worth, it was rolled out to the firm’s clients to significant success.
Technology trends in capital markets: Transforming the sell-side FX front office
The capital markets landscape is witnessing a technological revolution – a wave transforming the sell-side FX front office. Firms such as smartTrade Technologies are at the forefront of this transformation, leveraging technologies such as artificial…
Locking down the lifecycle: Trading Technologies turns to analytics and TCA in latest acquisition
The tech provider gains TCA, analytics, and algo optimization tools as established vendors vie to build more comprehensive platforms.
Crypto: Too important to ignore
This WatersTechnology Rapid read survey report examines the crypto finance priorities of institutional investors, how far along they are on their crypto journeys, the challenges in entering and participating in this market, and what they value most when…
Terminal velocity: MarketAxess bets on algo trading as electronification of fixed income gathers speed
MarketAxess hopes to bring fresh ideas from other asset classes with acquisition of multi-asset algorithm provider Pragma.
Outsourced trading sees uptick as buy side seeks more bang for its buck
Buy-side firms see outsourced trading as a way to simplify their operating model, while custodians see an opportunity to sell bundled services.
Tradeweb treads fine line as API trend brings challenges
Buy-side rates traders look to dodge platform’s interface but remain barred from cross-venue price-shopping.
MarketAxess looks to proprietary data and automation with new offerings
The fixed-income trading provider’s Adaptive Auto-X automation tool and new data offerings were a bright spot amid lackluster Q2 earnings.
Banks, asset managers look to vendors for T+1 support
This whitepaper, created by WatersTechnology in association with SmartStream, focuses on the upcoming move in the US to T+1 (next-day settlement) of broker-dealer-executed trades.
Hidden danger: As AI permeates finance, cybersecurity moves to the forefront
Open-source wrappers like MLflow, though useful and popular, highlight the risks hidden beneath these models.
LiquidityBook looks to displace Fidessa as sell-side OMS of choice
What began as a small buy-side technology offering, now has ambitions to oust Fidessa in the sell-side OMS space. LiquidityBook, now armed with a handful of ex-Fidessa employees, has secured the product expertise. Can it secure the clients?
Waters Wrap: The buy side, the changing nature of buy v. build, and how fintech has evolved
Neal Pawar, the former CTO of AQR and current COO of Qontigo, chats with Anthony about some of the major trends that are changing how asset managers interact with the vendor community, and how this shift mirrors the most significant evolutions in capital…
Adaptive pushes low-latency open-source messaging
The London-based consultancy is looking to engage firms and exchanges on its Aeron messaging technology, which it acquired earlier this year.
People Moves: FactSet, Talos, Broadridge, and more
A look at some of the key "people moves" from this week, including Neal Pawar (pictured), who joins Talos as a strategic adviser.